The event’s main card airs live on FX while preliminary fights air on FUEL TV. Officials haven’t set the placement of the night’s fights on the broadcasts.

Denis, a Canadian, earned a second-round win in an October bout
with Nick Mamalis by suplexing the
Bellator veteran to the canvas. It was the first time Denis had fought since a submission loss in March
2010 to Yuji Hoshino in the now-dormant Sengoku
promotion. The setback was one of only two in his professional career,
the other one coming against former Sengoku champion and Bellator
veteran Marlon Sandro.

Sandoval, a Texas-based fighter and Shark Fights veteran, opened his career in 2010 with a 6-0 mark before signing with the UFC earlier this year. But in his UFC debut, he suffered a 77-second submission loss to Walel Watson at UFC on Live 6 in October.

Brenneman, meanwhile, is on the road to redemption after falling short in the biggest fight of his career. “The Spaniard” took on top-10 welterweight (and now middleweight) Anthony Johnson and was stopped by a vicious head kick in the first round of their meeting at UFC on Versus 6. The setback halted the Pennsylvania native’s leap into the division’s upper tier on the strength of an upset victory over Rick Story in a short-notice fight at UFC on Versus 4.

Roberts is likely fighting to keep his job. The submission specialist has dropped back-to-back bouts against the likes of Claude Patrick and Rich Attonito, though both came by decision. Prior to the skid, he earned wins against such fighters as Forrest Petz (via decision), Mike Guymon (submission) and Greg Soto (submission).

A total of 26 fighters got their chance to shine on Saturday as part of UFC 190 at Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena. Now that UFC 190 is in the books, it’s time to commence MMAjunkie’s “Three Stars” ceremony.

The man known for cranking submissions to the point of injury added eye-gouging to his repertoire. But is the controversy of Rousimar Palhares too essential to his bizarre, awful appeal for his employers to take any meaningful action against him?